To celebrate organizations who are leading the way in the face of social inequity and racial injustice in outdoor education, this month’s post highlights curated resources for building resilience and confronting silence.
Category: book review
contains reference to literature or children’s books that relate to garden-based learning
Extolling the Virtues of a Snail
If the snail is already not your favorite animal, Escargot would like you to reconsider.
“Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli!” and Other Halloween Reads
Stay safe this Halloween with creative planting activities and not-so-scary vegetable books.
A Rave Review of “the School Garden Curriculum” by Kaci Rae Christopher
In the School Garden Curriculum, Christopher offers a rare gem in the field of garden-based learning that clearly capitalizes on her numerous years of experience leading children in learning outdoors.
When Worm Weather Prevails
These engaging worm tales bring the worms indoors when it rains.
Top Five Reads for Growing a Learning Garden
These formative reads are sure to inspire your approach to garden-based education.
Garden-Based Learning for Language and Literacy
Teaching students to read, write, and talk like gardeners is key to literacy learning in the garden classroom.
Still Vermi-composting After All These Years: A Tribute to Will Allen
Vermicomposting is a simple, yet rewarding way to teach about decomposition while enriching the school garden.
Underground Teaching Resources for Stewarding the Soil
Soil. It’s everywhere, but few people take notice of this incredible resource right beneath our feet. When people do notice the soil, they often see it as something to avoid. “Don’t get dirty,” they warn young children. With these underground resources, you (and your children) can get all the dirt on soil. Children’s Picture Books…
Embracing a Place-Based Approach in the School Garden
The Power of Place was the theme of Watershed Week 2017.
Take Advantage of School Garden Networking Opportunities
This past week offered a whirlwind of activity in the various community groups to which I belong, namely the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County School Garden Task Force and the Napa Chapter of the Farmers Guild. Here are a few highlights, along with a gentle nudge to get involved yourself. The School Garden Task Force was…
Finding Time in the School Day to Teach Food Literacy
Put food at the center of literacy and science.
Gleaning the Field 